E-F
Education Reform Act 1988 (Section 214)
Prohibits the selling of “bogus” degrees as genuine.
Energy Act 1976
Requires fuel consumption figures to be displayed on new cars.
Energy Conservation Act 1981
Requires heat generators, safety devices and gas appliances to be marked with a type approval.
Enterprise Act 2002
Enables enforcement bodies to apply to courts for an "enforcement order" (similar to an interdict in Scotland) where there is a breach of certain consumer legislation.
Estate Agents Act 1979
Requires estate agents to provide prospective clients with information about charges and other services offered. Requires disclosure of any interest which they have in a property for sale.
European Communities Act 1972
Enables the UK to implement European Directives which regulate a wide range of products including the safety of electrical equipment, toys and machinery and the financial security of package holidays. Important Regulations made under this Act now regulate unfair trading including misleading prices and false descriptions.
Explosives Act 1875
Controls the storage of explosives. Prohibits the sale of fireworks to persons under 18 years of age. Stockists required to register with local authority. Local authority responsible for registration of storage places.
Fair Trading Act 1973
Prohibits unfair statements in notices or documents. Controls unfair trading practices via the Office of Fair Trading.
Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967
Requires products such as weedkiller to be labelled showing hazardous ingredients.
Fireworks Act 2003
Requires suppliers of fireworks to display a sign stating that it is illegal to supply adult fireworks to anyone under 18, and that it is illegal for anyone under 18 to possess fireworks in a public place. Restricts selling of fireworks to certain time periods only, unless licensed.
Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985 (Part III)
Controls the advertising, labelling and selling of pesticides and a wide range of products such as creosote, pet flea powder and slug pellets. TSS also responsible for monitoring bulk packages of non-foods which have been at risk of radioactive contamination.
